Chinese Hackers Target Government Officials in Europe, South America, and Middle East

A Chinese hacking group has been attributed to a new campaign aimed at infecting government officials in Europe, the Middle East, and South America with a modular malware known as PlugX. Cybersecurity firm Secureworks said it identified the intrusions in June and July 2022, once again demonstrati...

CVE-2022-36403

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager prior to Ver.2.20.3.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2022-36403

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager prior to Ver.2.20.3.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2022-36403

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager prior to Ver.2.20.3.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

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Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager prior to Ver.2.20.3.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2022-36403

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager prior to Ver.2.20.3.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory...

CVE-2022-36403

The CVE-2022-36403 issue affects Ricoh Device Software Manager installer up to version 2.20.3.0. The root cause is an untrusted search path that may cause insecure loading of DLLs (CWE-427), potentially allowing arbitrary code execution with the installer user’s privileges. Public documents consi...

Novel remote access trojan CodeRAT uncovered

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary CodeRAT is a remote access trojan RAT. The malicious operation, which appears to have originated in Iran, employed a Word document with a Microsoft Dynamic Data Exchange DDE exploit to target...

North Korean Hackers Deploying New MagicRAT Malware in Targeted Campaigns

The prolific North Korean nation-state actor known as the Lazarus Group has been linked to a new remote access trojan called MagicRAT. The previously unknown piece of malware is said to have been deployed in victim networks that had been initially breached via successful exploitation of...

MagicRAT: Lazarus’ latest gateway into victim networks

By Jung soo An, Asheer Malhotra and Vitor Ventura. Cisco Talos has discovered a new remote access trojan RAT we're calling "MagicRAT," developed and operated by the Lazarus APT group, which the U.S. government believes is a North Korean state-sponsored actor. Lazarus deployed MagicRAT after the...

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Hive.bv MVID-2022-0636 Code Execution

Discovery / credits: Malvuln John Page aka hyp3rlinx c 2022 Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/44aba241dd3f0d156c6ed82a0ab3a9e1.txt Contact: [email protected] Media: twitter.com/malvuln Threat: Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Hive.bv Vulnerability: Arbitrary Code Execution Description: Hive...

Fake Antivirus and Cleaner Apps Caught Installing SharkBot Android Banking Trojan

The notorious Android banking trojan known as SharkBot has once again made an appearance on the Google Play Store by masquerading as antivirus and cleaner apps. "This new dropper doesn't rely on Accessibility permissions to automatically perform the installation of the dropper Sharkbot malware,"...

Threat Roundup for August 26 to September 2

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 26 and Sept. 2. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

PT-2022-4667 · Unknown · Device Software Manager

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Device Software Manager versions prior to 2.20.3.0 Description: The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Device Software Manager. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain privileges...

Threat Roundup for August 19 to August 26

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 19 and Aug. 26. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Exploits and TrickBot disrupt manufacturing operations

September 2021 saw a huge spike of exploit detections against the manufacturing industry, with a distributed spread between California, Florida, Ohio, and Missouri. This is combined with heavy detections of unseen malware, identified through our AI engine, spiking in May as well as September 2021...

Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Attacks Industries in Spanish-Speaking Countries

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Grandoreiro banking trojan is a campaign that has been active since at least 2016 and targets a variety of businesses in Mexico and Spain, including automotive, chemical production, and others. Threat actors...

Hackers Using Fake DDoS Protection Pages to Distribute Malware

WordPress sites are being hacked to display fraudulent Cloudflare DDoS protection pages that lead to the delivery of malware such as NetSupport RAT and Raccoon Stealer. "A recent surge in JavaScript injections targeting WordPress sites has resulted in fake DDoS prevent prompts which lead victims ...

Researchers Find Counterfeit Phones with Backdoor to Hack WhatsApp Accounts

Budget Android device models that are counterfeit versions associated with popular smartphone brands are harboring multiple trojans designed to target WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business messaging apps. The malware, which Doctor Web first came across in July 2022, were discovered in the system partiti...

Meet Borat RAT, a New Unique Triple Threat

Atlanta-based cyber risk intelligence company, Cyble discovered a new Remote Access Trojan RAT malware. What makes this particular RAT malware distinct enough to be named after the comic creation of Sacha Baron Cohen? RAT malware typically helps cybercriminals gain complete control of a victim's...